Labor power AFL-CIO to form super PAC to engage beyond unions

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Labor power AFL-CIO to form super PAC to engage beyond unions
By Molly O'Toole Molly O'toole – 21 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Powerful labor group AFL-CIO is forming a super PAC to engage nonunion members ahead of the 2012 elections, the group said on Tuesday.

The move follows measures by states like Wisconsin and Ohio to curb bargaining rights of public workers in fights that are part of a broader national confrontation between Republicans and labor groups that have typically favored Democrats.

AFL-CIO Political Director Michael Podhorzer said the 12.2 million-strong group was creating the political action committee to expand its communications, not to raise unlimited campaign funds for pro-labor candidates.

"We saw just in the last elections in 2010 that the flood of money that came in further tilted the playing field," Podhorzer said, adding the move was not a response to recent battles over collective bargaining.



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[Kingofalldems]

1. Kick and Recommend.

[RKP5637]

2. K&R !!! n/t

[Firebrand Gary]

3. This is a good thing.

What are we supposed to do? The era of Citizens United we have no choice.

[madrchsod]

6. the supreme court gave the unions the right under citizens united.

[joshcryer]

9. Thank you. People still don't understand this was illegal before. "Super PAC" is MSM BS.

It really means that organizations, collectives can now have PACs as opposed to individuals.

[former9thward]

11. The AFL-CIO backed Citizens United in briefs filed with the Supreme Court.

[Citizen Worker]

4. Instead of raising money for political campaigns why doesn't Labor spend its limited financial

resources on ORGANIZING?

[AndyTiedye]

8. Labor Needs to Do Both

Organizing is important, of course.

We also need to get rid of all these anti-labor laws and vote out the Repiglickin politicians who push them through.
(Though we probably have to do the latter before we have any chance of doing the former).

[madrchsod]

5. not a union member? afl-cio has many affiliate's

http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/allies/


i joined the alliance for retired americans

http://www.retiredamericans.org/

[StarsInHerHair]

7. K&R

[4now]

10. Unions are people too, my friend

Yes they are. Yes they are.

[cyberpj]

12. Exactly what's needed - and has been for the last 20 years! nt.